Galley slide receiver



July 21, 1959 R. FAUSNAUGH 2,895,595

GALLEY SLIDE RECEIVER Filed June 20, 1958 3 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR.

RALPH FAUSNAUGH BY CORBETR MAHON EY\MI LLER & RAMBO July 21, 1959 R. FAUSNAUGH 2,395,595

GALLEY SLIDE RECEIVER Filed June 20, 1958 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

RALPH FAUSNAUGH v BY I l' 'CORBETRMAHONEK MILLER8. RAMBO ATT'YS.

United States Patent {a GALLEY SLIDE RECEIVER Ralph Fausnaugh, Richwood, Ohio I Application June 20, 1958, Serial No. 743,322

7 Claims. (Cl. 199-61) My invention relates to a galley slide receiver. It has to do, more particularly, with a receiver which is mounted u the operator for removal and replacement on the galley.

It is the main object of my. invention to provide a galley slide receiver at the end of the galley of a line casting composing machine which will receive the galley slide as the galley is completely filled with slugs and which is so designed and positioned that it will not decrease w the normal capacity of the galley.

Another object of my invention is to provide a galley slide receiver of the type indicated which. will receive the galley slide and automatically tilt it to an upright position so that it can be easily and quickly grasped by the machine operator for removal and replacement on the galley.

Various other objects will be apparent.

In the accompanying drawings, I have illustrated the preferred embodiment of my invention, but it is to be understood that specific details thereof may be varied without departing from the scope of my invention.

In these drawings:

Figure 1 is a diagrammatic view showing a galley on a composing machine with my galley-slide receiver applied to the galley.

Figure 2 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view taken along line 22 of Figure 1 through the galley slide receiver of my invention. 1

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view taken along line 3-3 of Figure 4 longitudinally through the galley slide receiver.

Figure 3a is a partial vertical section taken along line 3a-3a of Figure 4.

Figure 4 is an elevational view of the end of the receiver which faces towards the galley in slide-receiving position. v v

Figure 5 is a bottom plan view of the. receiver and the cover of the galley upon which it is mounted showing it locked in slide-receiving position. 1

Figure 6 is a bottom plan view of the receiver taken at the edge of the galley after thereceiver has been unlocked and tilted downwardly.

Figure 7 is a perspective view showing the receiver on the galley locked in slide-receiving position and with the slide being moved towards the receiver socket by the accumulation of slugs on the galley.

Figure 8 is a similar view, but showing the slide moved into the receiver socket.

Figure 9 is a similar view showing the slide in the rethereto.

Patented July 21, 1959 ceiver which has been unlocked and tilted downwardly to hold the slide upright.

Figure 10 is a perspective view showing a double galley slide receiver for use with a two-slide galley.

With particular reference to the drawings, I have illustrated diagrammatically in Figure l a portion of a vise frame 15 of a line casting composing machine. This frame 15 suitably supports a galley 16 which receives the cast slugs that are formed in the machine and are delivered to the galley by suitable mechanism. The cast slugs are indicated at 17 in Figures 1 and 7 to 9 and accumulate on the galley 16. The slugs are supplied from the machine to the galley 16 by means of the galley slide plate spacer or chute 18. As the slugs 17 accumulate on the galley, they bear against a galley slide 25. The accumulating slugs 17 are moved to the left, and, in turn, move the slide 25 to the left, by means of the usual slug lever 19 which bears against the outermost slug at the right-hand end of the galley. This slug lever 19 is oscillated by the usual cam mechanism to move the accumulating slugs 17 and the galley slide 25 step-by-step to the left. The galley is inclined downwardly and forwardly and has a lower lip 26 extending completely across its lower edge. The slugs 17 are retained on the galley by the action of gravity in an inclined position with their lower edges contacting the lip 26 as indicated best in Figures 1 and 7 to 9.

The galley slide 25 has a slug-contacting portion substantially coextensive with the slug bearing thereagainst and has a leading end 30 substantially at right angles This leading end 30 has a depending spring clip 31 mounted thereon which fits over and cooperates with the lip 26 to guide the slide 25 in its movement. to the left as the slugs 17 accumulate on the galley.

The slide receiver of my invention is mounted adjacent the left-hand end of the galley 16 and is indicated generally by the numeral 35. This receiver comprises a socket member 36 which has a socket 37 extending completely therethrough and the mouth end or inlet end 38 of which is adapted to receive the leading end 30 of the slide 25 including the clip 31. Obviously, the socket 37 will be of a cross-section complemental to that of the leading end 30 of the slide, and associated clip 31, so that it will snugly receive that end.

The socket member 36 is pivotally connected to a mounting bracket 40 by means of a hinge pin 41. The hinge bracket 40 is provided with a pair of inner hinge lugs 42 which cooperate with a pair of outer hinge lugs 43 depending from the socket member, these lugs being provided with aligning openings for receiving the hinge pin 41. The innermost lug 42 is provided with a straight upper stop edge 44 (Figure 3) which will be horizontally disposed with the receiver mounted on the galley. The outermost lug 42 (Figure 3a) is provided with a straight stop edge 45 which will be vertically disposed, with the receiver mounted in the galley, and will limit downward swinging of the socket member 36 as such member engages therewith. The innermost lug 42 projects outwardly a greater distance than the outermost lug 42 so that the stop edge 44 is beyond the adjacent edge of the galley 16 and is provided with a rounded corner 46.

. The slide receiver unit 35 is attached to the left-hand .end of the galley16as indicated in the drawings. It is attached to the galley by means of the bracket 40 which is positioned beneath the left-hand end of the galley with the outer edge of the galley in substantially the same vertical plane as the hinge pin 41 as shown in Figures 2 and 5. Screws 47 are passed downwardly through the galley into the bracket to secure it beneath the galley. The socket member 36 is latched in receiving position substantially flush with the surface of the galley 16 as indicated inFigures l, 2, and 8, by means of latch mechanism which now be described.

The latch mechanism comprises a pivoted latch member 50 of substantially L-form which is pivoted, at its vertex, by a"pin"51 for swinging-movement-withina -recess'52 formed in the lower surface of the"bottom*wallf48 of the socketmember '36. A leaf spring-53 'isalso'mounted within thisrecess *bymeans of-a screw-"54 and presses against one arm S'tlzz of thelatch member'50-so as to move the other arm' 50b over the straight upper edge "44. of the'adjacent lug 42" as shown-in Figures 2 and 5. Thus; normally the socketmember 36 will be locked in slide-receiving position with its-mouth 38 facing inwardly towards the'gal'ley 16 for 'receiving'the end 30 ofthe slide'25 on the galley. The bottomwall' ltl of the'socket member 36 at the inner edge of the -recess52 is provided with an aperture -'55 opening upwardly into thesocket'37. The end of the arm 50a of'the latchmember 50 is provided with a slide-engaging cam extension '56 which will swing above the upper surface of the bottom wall 48 of the socket member. This cam extension56, as shown best in Figure 2, is curved so that as the end '30 of the slide 25 moves into the socket 37, it will engage the cam extension and the latch member 50 will be swung clockwise as indicated bythe arrow in' Figure 2 so that its arm"50b will move ofi the straight edge 44 of the lug 42 and will permit the entire socket member 36 to swing downwardly, the end of the arm 50b engaging the inner surface of the lug 42 asthe socket member continues its downward swing. This downward swing 'will be stopped by engagement of the lower surface ofthebottom wall 48 with the straight vertical edge 45 of the outer lug 43 as shown'in Figure 10. Obviously, when the socket member 36 is again swung upwardly, the latch member 50 will again latch the socket member in horizontal slide-receiving position relative to the galley.

The action of the slide-receiver in conjunction with the galley is illustrated best'in Figures 7, 8 and '9. In Figure 7, the slide-receiversocket member 36 is shown in horizontal position with the mouth '38 of the socket facing inwardly. The slugs 17 are accumulating 'on the galley and are moving the slide 25 to the left, as indicated by the arrow. Eventually, as illustrated in Figure 8, the end 30 of the slide will move into the socket of the socket member 36. The end 30, as indicated in 'Figure 2, will engage the latch release cam 56 and release the latch permitting the socket member 36 to swing downwardly as indicated in Figure 9. This will hold the slide member 25 upright so that it can'be 'readily'grasped by the operator for repositioning on the galley 16.

Galleys are provided with means for accumulating two rows of slugs if desired and at that time, two galley slides are used. Therefore, as shown in Figure 10, a double hinge bracket 40a may be provided for mounting two independently swingable receivers 35a'thereon.

It will be apparent that I have provided a galley slide receiver at the end of the galley of a line casting composing machine which will receive the galley slide as the galley is completely filled with slugs and which will automatically tilt to position the galley slide upright for convenient removal by the operator. The structure of my invention is simple, inexpensive, and foolproof. It will not only prevent the slide from dropping to the floor but will hold the slide in'a convenient position for removal by the operator. 7

According to the provisions of the patent statutes, the principles of this invention have been explained and have to represent the bestembodiment.

been illustrated and described in what is now considered However, it is to be understood that, within the scope of the appended claims, the invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically illustrated and described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In combination with the galley of a line casting composing machine having a ,galley slide engaged by and movable along the galley toward one end thereof by the slugs'whichaccumulate thereon, a slide receiver mounted adjacent said'end of the galley, said receiver comprising a socket member pivotally mounted on the galley'having'a socket with an'open mouth formed therein, latching means for, positioning the socket member with its mouth opening inwardly towards the galley, and means for releasing said latching means upon movement of the galley slide into said socket so that the socket member will swing downwardly and position the slide'upri'ght.

2. The combinationof claim lincluding stop means forengag'ing-said socket member to limit downward swinging movement of'said socket member to a position with the axis'ofthesocket'thereof substantially vertical.

3. The combination of-claim 1 in which said latching means comprises a pivoted latch member, yieldable means means 'engaged'by the'slide as it moves into said socket 'for'moving the latch member to unlatching position.

4. The combination of claim 3 in which the receiver is pivotally mounted on the end of the galley by a hinge bracket'attached'thereto,said' socket member being connected to 'said'bracket by'a'hinge pin, said latch member being pivoted to'the'side of said socket which will be lowermost and substantially flush with the galley surface when the socket member is latched in slide-receiving position, said latch member having a latching end which engages said bracket andan end which will be engaged bysaid slidemember as itmoves into said socket, and -a springnorm'ally tending to swing said latch member into engagement with" said bracket.

5. The combination of claim 4 in which said bracket is provided with a pair of hinge lugs which cooperate with a pair of adjacent hinge lugs 'on the socket member, one of saidbracket lugs having an upper edge over which the latch-member moves into latching position, 'and'oneofsaid bracket lugs having a stop edge engaged by said socket 'member to limit downward swinging movement thereof.

*6. I-ncombination"with the galley of a line casting composing machine,'a galley slide receiver comprising a socket member hinged to a bracket member attached to one end of sa'idgalley, releasable means between the 'socket'member and the bracket member for holding the socket member with its mouth directed towards the galley, and means in the socket member engaged by the slide as it movesthereinto to permit downward swinging movement of said socket member.

7. A=galley "slide receiver comprising a socket member hinged to a bracket member adapted to be attached to a galley,releasable'means between the socket member andthe bracket memberfor holding the two members in predetermined angular relationship, and means in the socket member to be engaged by the slide for releasing said'r'eleasa-ble means to permit relative movement of said members into another angular relationship.

. No references cited. 

